Candy-coating machine



H. R. WALLACE CANDY COATING- MACHINE Filed March 18. 1921 3 Sheets-sheet 1,

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H. R. WALLACE CANDY COATING MACHINE Filed March l18. 1921` 5 sheets-Sheet j" farzfg/Z. Wallace y ha .rammed oeeaaiezs. j i lariai,

narrate, stares errate@ r i' i Heaven .RAY WALLACE, orLv nzaoioirivrt, rinvvfi'or@ assrertea norm incoaronATEnyolTivEi/v Yoerr, N Y; i Y l CANDY-conferite MACHINE, 1 p' i 'application sied Maren' I18- lee'if.' "serialita-5eme i Toalljwhom t concern: shovvn'inthe af'zcon'rpanyi-ng'l drawings, in f Beit known that I, HARVEY R. WALLACE,fwhieh*l f v l l citizen' ot the YUnited States, -residinfr at Figurel1 is afs-ide elevationofa` sugar Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andtalte coating machine, constructed in accordance 55 5 of New York, have invented certain neW with my invention, Y

and useful Improvements in Candy-Coating l Figure-2 isf-a rear perspectivevievv, Machines; and Il do hereby declare the fol- Figure '3 a side elevation of the' bracket' lowing'to be a full, clear, and exact descrip@VV secured to the. base member for supportingry tion of the invention, such as, will enable the boxyparts thereof being brokenfawv'ay 60 others skilled in the. art 1to Which it apper-V Vand illustrated incross-sectionf" tains'to make' and use the' same. f 'Tigurec lis Va YAtransverse sectional"View,vv f

This invention relates to new and useful taken on Ythe linel @efof Figure 3,1 i Y improvements in coating machines and more 3V Figure', 5 is a top plan vievvof the lbase' particularly to a candy coating machine," member, -illus'traltingithe Alubricant recep- 65 The main object of this invention ,is the tacle, '-J- l provision Vofa machiney particularly adapt Figureis-a iside elevation*ot'thebasey Y ed VYfor vsugar coating fillers for candy,'sucl1 member, parts thereof being-:broken: away as almonds, peanuts or the like, ywherein the andilvlustifated in section, ,i f i sugar and the filler isplaced-in a revolving Figure 17' is aerearelvationfof the *base 70V 20 vat,1sa-id vat being heated throngh the me member, fpartsfthereof being'lhroken away Y V'diam-of steam lpipes attached there-to Wliere-` and illustrated in section,- l byL-to soften' the sugarso that it will readily l Figure isallongitudi-nal, sectional view,I n adhere to 'the'fillers and form sugar coated!takenitlirough'the`-upp`erportionl ofthe base member, `sho-Wing2the operating .shaft andf'l.

Gand.,A a yf Y v Aiihtlierlfobjectof the invention is thep'rogears-fin position, t f l' vision of a coating machine `of the above f- VFigure Sis a longitudinal, sectional vieiv, character, having afsubstantially strong base" Ktaken 1.th-rough fthe operatingA shaft, showing member upon which the operating gearsare 'the manner 'of supplying steam to the coil mounted, said gears being enclosed'*Withinl 'of theheating vat,- f l. 80 S0 a suitable `liousing which is particularly 1 Figure ll0:isasiifnilar View, takenatrightj adapted vfor `the reception Aor'lubricants Yin langles :to theshoiving infligure '9, which the Noperating `gears rotate to provide F'gure 1l is atlongitudinal,sectional View fora thorough lubrmation of the' parts and of the 'member Whichprovidesffor "connec` f y in View of the fact that the lubricant-and V1tionbetween the steanrinletan'd outlet pipes '95 gears are entirely enclosed, 'it vvill prevent andjthe coils'surrounding the vat, Y the-operatorfrom coming inSont-act WithA f FigureulQ isa transverse sectional"view'` thexlubrcant; 'taken on the line l2'- 12 of Figurelhand A 'furtherob-jecti-of the' invention is the Figure 13.is a longitudinal sectional View#v provision of a sugar coating machine Where. ,taken 0n the line lof Figure l1! e0. in the operating parts are rigidly 'support-edv .n'i'the construction my-candy coatingi y Y `upon fa ibase, said base being provided withwmachine, I prefer -to provide fa" rigidlbase an auxiliary supporting 'bracket for thepurlmember Lhaving arranged centrally therepose of rigidly supporting astuihng boxV in oit .anupstanding casing 2, torsupport the l its'proper'position'to retain the saine in-p'eroperating mechanism of my improved Vcandy '95 feetA alignment with the main drivinggshait 'coating'machine Ille-upper @11d 0f Vth@ CaS- o'f the machine. Y ing.;2 is provided with a transverse pocket- "With Ithe abovey and other objects"inview,l f3 andA a longitudinal pocket/4. opening' into'4 the-invention consists in the novel features. *one another yiornthelspeciicfpurpose oivcon of construction, `the :combination and artaining lubricantv` for the lubrication-of theflGO rangementof parts hereinafter 'more fully vdriving me'chanismvvhih is arranged With'- f i set forth, pointed out'in the claims and in thesefpockets'. Secured-totlieupperend of the casing 2 is a bracket 5 supporting a shaft bearing 6 in which the drive shaft 7 is mounted. n y

, Mounted upon the inner end of the shaft is a pinion 8 adapted to mesh with abevel gear 9, mounted upon the main driving shaft l0. rlhis shaft l is mounted for rotation within Vsuitable bearings 1l, preferably disposed at each end of the casing 2 at the top thereof and disposed at an angle of approximately d50.

ln order to prevent dirt and particles of waste from entering Vthe lubricant receptacles 3 and e, a suitable cover l2'is provided, which includes an enlarged arcuate portion f whereby to provide for free movement of [the gear 9 within the cover and a longitudinal portion 13 which is preferably adapted for enclosing that portion ofA the'shaft l() which is mounted within the upper end of the standard 2. The end portions of this closure are provided with oil cups 14 for the purpose of lubricating the bearings 1l. rlhe outerend of the shaft 7 is provided with a driving wheel l5, adapted to be connected by means of a belt or other similar device to a source of motive power for driving the shaft l to impart movement to the gears 8 and 9 and the shaft l0.

Secured to the casing 2 at the rear end thereof is a supporting bracket 16, which is bolted or otherwise secured to the casing 2, as shown at 17.V This bracket is provided with a central standard 18 having secured to its upper end a bearing plate 19, upon which the stufling box 2O is mounted. This stuffing box 2O is provided with a baseiplate 2i, preferably'of the same size as the plate' i9 and mountedupon the plate`19.. These two plates are connected together by bolting, or otherwise securing, the same as shown at 22.

` rlhe stuiling box 2O ris preferably adapted for enclosing the lower end of the sha-ft and is secured to the casing 2 at its upper end by means of the screw bolts 23, which are connected to the stuiling box through the medium of the plates 24, theends of said screws being engaged with the threaded ears formed upon the casing 2,7upon opposite sides of the lower shaft lbearing ll. From this, it will be apparent that the stuffing box 20 can be readily adjusted through the medium of the screws 23to retain the same in a proper alignment with the shaft 10. Keyed to the upper end of the shaft l() is a sleeve 26, having an annular flange 2? and secured to this annular flange 27 is a concave supporting bracket 28 in which is mounted the cylindrical vat 29, which is adapted to receive the sugar and fillers for the purpose of coating. ln order to heat the vat 29, a series of coils 30 is arranged upon the exterior of the vat and supported in position by means of the plates 31, havexhaust pipe 4l. V

inerme 33, while the uppermost coil iszconnected to an outlet pipe 34. for the purpose of providing a continual supply of steam to the coils 30 for heating the contents of the vat 29.

ln order to provide for a sufficient supply of steam to the coils 30, the shaft l0, as illustrated in Figure 9, is preferably of hollow formation and centrally arranged with in the shaft for a/conducting pipe 35, said pipe having its inner end threaded into one end of a T-shaped opening 36 into which the end of the pipe 33 is engaged, thus forming direct communication between the pipe 35 and the pipe The other end of the pipe 35 is extended through the stuffing box 2() and retained in position by means of the cap member 37, `which is held in place with respect to the stuffing box by means of the bolts 38. The outerend of the pipe 35 is connectedto a feed pipe 38 which in turn may beV connected to any source of supply for the steam.

After the steam has entered the coil through the conducting` pipe 35 and passed around the body member 29, it returns to the bore within the shaft l0 through the Ji e Sli. rllhis )i e 34k is threadednto a l P l l suitable opening 39 at one side of the shaft preferably' at a point adjacent the opening 36 andthe returning' steam passes through the b ore of the shaft 10 around the pipe 35 to the cavity 40 in the stufling box 20, said cavity having connected therewith an outlet or exhaust pipe Lll,'the end of which is threaded into the opening 4t2 formed in the stuffing box, whereby to provide communic-ationbetween the cavity l0 and the From this, it will be apparent that a continuous circulation of live steam is provided for around the vat 29 through the coils 30. lt will be noted from the illustrations given in Figures 1l, l2 and 13 that the sleeve 26 is provided with the oppositely disposed openings i3 and te for the purpose of registering with the openings 36 and 39 in the shaft l0 to provide for Adirect communication between the inlet and outlet openings in the shaft l0 and the pipes 33 and 34.

` ln thegeneral construction of machines of this type, the mechanism or operating parts have been entirely exposed and arranged in such a manner that :it-is necessary to continuously lubricate the parts, particu larly the gears and in order to provide for suitable lubrication for these gears, l have constructed the device with an enclosed standard 2, having formed in its upper end the cavities 3 and l for the purpose ofcon taining suitable lubricant for the gears 8 and 9. lt will be noted that when the lubri- In order to receive the escaping lubricant from the stuing box 20, a receptacle 47 is arranged around a portion of the bracket member 16 and disposed directly beneath the stufling box. This receptacle 47 is of a size suitable to catch all the drippings of lubricant from the stufling box' 20 and is provided with an outlet 48 having connected therewith a 'drain pipe 49, whereby the superfluous lubricant can be conveyed to any suitable receiving receptacle. It will also be noted that the cover member 12 is provided with a handle 50, whereby this cover can be readily removed when it isA desired to gain access to the interior of the cavities 3 and 4 and the housing is also provided with an openingnormally closed by means of the cap member 51, whereby lubricant @ai be placed Within' the housing Withqut' removing the cover. y

What I claim is; r1. A ,machineof the class cludinga base member, a standard in the formof a casing rising therefrom, a bracket` described', in#V attached to said casing and projecting out I wardly therefrom Iand a receving'receptacle carried by said bracket, as 'and for the pur` pose set forth.

2. A machine of the class described, in -v cluding a basek member, a'standard in the `form of a casing rising therefrom, -a bracket attached to one side ofthe standard,ga bear`l ing plate carried by said'brack'et having a receiving receptacle carried' bythe bracket and arranged -beneath the bearing plate,

said receptacle kbeingsubstantially largerV than the bearingl plate. v

3. A machineof the class described, in`

cluding a base'member, a 'standard inthe form of a casing rising therefrom, a bracket attached to said'standard, a bearing plate carried by the bracket, a stuiing'box mounted upon the plate and adjustable connec` tion between the standard and fthey stuffing 'l y box, as and for vthe purpose setforth.

Y In testimony whereof I affix' my signature,

Y HARVEYRAY WALLACE. 

